Hail Swath Map Preview
The Montgomery, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 26 public wind reports, and 4 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 4, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
The May 4, 2021 hail swath map for Montgomery, AL covers approximately 1,375 square miles and includes an estimated 104,402 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 896 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 66,312 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 896 sq mi | 66,312 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 454 sq mi | 37,446 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 25 sq mi | 644 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 4, 2021 hail swath map area for Montgomery, AL, HailGeeks estimates 40,654 single-family homes, 2,411 townhomes, and 16,682 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 26,277 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 26,277 | 1,646 | 10,923 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 13,965 | 764 | 5,738 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 412 | 1 | 21 |
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Counties Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Hail from the May 4, 2021 storm was mapped across 23 counties in the Montgomery, AL region. Shelby County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 6,942 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 24 cities near Montgomery, AL. Auburn, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 6,579 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 4, 2021 Montgomery, AL hail map spans 47 ZIP codes. ZIP 35040 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 3,800.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 4, 2021 hail map for Montgomery, AL currently list 0 public hail reports, 26 public wind reports, and 4 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 5:35 PM CT | 1 WSW Maplesville | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHWEST CHILTON COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 5:45 PM CT | Selma | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY. A BUSINESS IN SELMA HAD ITS ROOF PEELED OFF. | |
May 4, 2021 5:50 PM CT | Lomax | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS CHILTON COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 5:57 PM CT | Tuskegee | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS MACON COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 6:05 PM CT | 2 NNE New Prospect | AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON I-65 SOUTHBOUND AT MILE MARKER 197. | |
May 4, 2021 6:10 PM CT | Beatrice | AL | TREES DOWN IN BEATRICE. | |
May 4, 2021 6:11 PM CT | 3 SE Lyle | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS COOSA COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 6:15 PM CT | Booth | AL | TREES DOWN. | |
May 4, 2021 6:15 PM CT | 3 ESE New Prospect | AL | TREES DOWN. | |
May 4, 2021 6:15 PM CT | Mulberry | AL | TREES DOWN. | |
May 4, 2021 6:18 PM CT | 2 N Capitol Hill Golf C | AL | NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED ON ROCKY MOUNT ROAD. | |
May 4, 2021 6:21 PM CT | Hayneville | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS LOWNDES COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 6:23 PM CT | Coosada | AL | TREES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE... INCLUDING IN COOSADA AND REDLAND. | |
May 4, 2021 6:30 PM CT | Hwy 9 & Hwy 22 | AL | TREES UPROOTED ON A HOME WITH TWO PEOPLE TRAPPED. | |
May 4, 2021 6:34 PM CT | 1 NNW Snowdoun | AL | TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME TREES FELL ONTO STRUCTURES. | |
May 4, 2021 6:42 PM CT | Alexander City | AL | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ALEXANDER CITY. | |
May 4, 2021 6:45 PM CT | Jacksons' Gap | AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME STRUCTURES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES... WITH AT LEAST 30 INSTANCES OF ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN TREES. | |
May 4, 2021 6:45 PM CT | 1 E Greenville | AL | MULTIPLE ROADS WITH TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF GREENVILLE. WEST COMMERCE ST NEAR THE HOSPITAL IS CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND PARTIALLY CLOSED ON HWY 31S NEAR HIGHWAY 10. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
May 4, 2021 6:45 PM CT | Greenville | AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN GREENVILLE ON HIGHWAY 10 NEAR STABLER HOSPITAL. | |
May 4, 2021 6:50 PM CT | 3 SSW Reeltown | AL | TREE ON A HOME ON HWY 49 S. 1 MINOR INJURY. | |
May 4, 2021 6:50 PM CT | 4 SSE Brachias | AL | POWER OUT... TREES DOWN AND FENCING BLOWN OVER IN ROLLING HILLS AREA IN PIKE ROAD. | |
May 4, 2021 6:57 PM CT | Tuskegee | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM TUSKEGEE FOR TIME. TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS MACON COUNTY. | |
May 4, 2021 7:03 PM CT | 2 WSW Auburn University | AL | TREE DOWN ON A HOME AT CONWAY ACRES ON WIRE RD. | |
May 4, 2021 7:22 PM CT | 6 N Goshen | AL | TREES DOWN ON CR 2201 AND CR 2219... NEAR GOSHEN. | |
May 4, 2021 7:47 PM CT | 2 WNW Wilkinstown | AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ROADWAY. CR 304 AND CR 308 IN COFFEE COUNTY... AL. | |
May 4, 2021 6:35 PM CT | 58 mph | Dannelly Field | AL | 58 MPH MEASURED GUST. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 4, 2021 5:19 PM CT | UNK | 4 N Sprott | AL | AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACK WAS CONFIRMED BY NWS BMX SURVEY TEAM FROM NORTHEAST PERRY COUNTY TO SOUTHWEST CHILTON COUNTY. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG J MITCHELL ROAD AND MOVED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD BEFORE TAKING A RIGHT-HAND JOG AND ENDING JUST SOUTH OF MAPLESVILLE. DAMAGE CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. |
May 4, 2021 5:38 PM CT | UNK | 1 S Maplesville | AL | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. ASSOCIATED WITH TDS ON RADAR. LIKELY TORNADO. |
May 4, 2021 6:17 PM CT | UNK | 1 NNE Prattville | AL | WIND DAMAGE WAS PREVALENT ALONG A LINE OF STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH AUTAUGA AND ELMORE COUNTIES... MAKING IT HARD TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE AND TORNADIC DAMAGE; HOWEVER... A CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED DAMAGE... CO-LOCATED WITH A ROTATIONAL RADAR SIGNATURE... WAS APPARENT ALONG A PATH FROM PRATTVILLE TO MILLBROOK. THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY BY WIND CONSISTED OF SOME SHINGLE LOSS... INCLUDING: MANY RESIDENCES... THE BASS PRO SHOP ON THE WEST SIDE OF I-65... AND SEVERAL HOTELS ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-65 AT EXIT 179. A CHEVRON ALSO HAD MANY METAL PANELS BLOWN FROM THE GAS PUMP CANOPY. SOME HOMES WERE VERY HEAVILY DAMAGED BY LARGE... FALLEN TREES. THERE WERE A FEW LOCATIONS WHERE THE NUMBER / DENSITY OF SNAPPED HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES INCREASED... WHICH PUSHED THE RATING TO EF-1. UPROOTED TREES WERE PLENTIFUL AS WELL. |
May 4, 2021 6:46 PM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Shorter | AL | TIMBER DAMAGE WAS SURVEYED NEAR CHUBAHATCHEE CREEK ALONG CROSSKEYS ROAD IN MACON COUNTY AND DETERMINED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO. MOST OF THE PATH WAS IN AN INACCESSIBLE WOODED AREA TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ROAD... WHERE A SMALL... FAINT TDS IS APPARENT ON RADAR. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 4, 2021 Montgomery, AL storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Montgomery, AL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Montgomery, AL region as the May 4, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Mar 17, 2021 through May 3, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from May 3, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Montgomery, AL
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